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FBU announces strike dates as part of local dispute

The Fire Brigades Union has announced a series of strike dates as part of a local dispute.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service will have strong resilience arrangements in place to ensure fire cover is maintained across the County during the strike periods. But the public can play a part in keeping risk to a minimum. People are being urged to ‘Be Safer….Be Slower….Be Vigilant’.

The strike dates are as follows:

January 14, until 09:00hrs – industrial action short of a strike (all FBU members)

January 14, 09:00hrs until 18:00hrs – strike action (all FBU members)

January 14, 18:00hrs until January 15, 06:30hrs – Strike action (Retained Duty System FBU Members), industrial action short of a strike (all other FBU members)

January 15, 06:30hrs until 07:30hrs – strike action (all FBU members)

January 15, 07:30hrs until 09:00hrs – strike action (RDS members), industrial action short of a strike (all other FBU members)

January 15, 09:00hrs until 18:00hrs – Strike action (all FBU members)

January 15, 18:00hrs until January 16, 06:30hrs – strike action (RDS members), industrial action short of a strike (all other firefighter members)

January 16, 06:30hrs until 07:30hrs – strike action (all members)

January 16, 07:30hrs until 09:00hrs – strike action (RDS members), industrial action short of a strike (all other FBU members)

January 16, 09:00hrs until 18:00hrs – strike action (all FBU members)

From January 16, 18:00hrs until further notice - industrial action short of a strike (all FBU members)